Pocket Battleship Admiral Graff Spee 1932 1940

Author : Gustavo Uruena A.
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2008-06-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 153527560X

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Pocket Battleship Admiral Graff Spee 1932-1940 by Gustavo Uruena A. Pdf

Admiral Graf Spee was a Deutschland-class heavy cruiser (originally termed Panzerschiff or armoured ship, sometimes referred to as "pocket battleship") which served with the Kriegsmarine of Nazi Germany during World War II. The vessel was named after Admiral Maximilian von Spee, commander of the East Asia Squadron that fought the battles of Coronel and Falkland Islands in World War I. She was laid down at the Reichsmarinewerft shipyard in Wilhelmshaven in October 1932 and completed by January 1936. The ship was nominally under the 10,000 long tons (10,000 t) limitation on warship size imposed by the Treaty of Versailles, though with a full load displacement of 16,020 long tons (16,280 t), she significantly exceeded it. Armed with six 28 cm (11 in) guns in two triple gun turrets, Admiral Graf Spee and her sisters were designed to outgun any cruiser fast enough to catch them. Their top speed of 28 kn (52 km/h; 32 mph) left only a handful of ships in the Anglo-French navies able to catch them and powerful enough to sink them.

Author : Gerhard Koop,Klaus-Peter Schmolke
Publisher : Seaforth Publishing
Page : 469 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2014-03-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473846715

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Pocket Battleships of the Deutschland Class by Gerhard Koop,Klaus-Peter Schmolke Pdf

A concise, authoritative, heavily illustrated summary of this class of German WWII-era warships, covering their design histories and careers. The Deutschland class included three ships of a design so revolutionary that it defied conventional categories. Deutschland (later renamed Lützow), Admiral Scheer, and Admiral Graf Spee were simply termed Panzerschiffe (armored ships) by the Germans, but they were known to their opponents by the far more evocative term Pocket Battleships. Part of a six-volume series on the German Navy’s WWII-era warships written by Gerhard Koop and illustrated by Klaus-Peter Schmolke, this book contains an account of the development of the Deutschland class, a detailed description of the ships with full technical details, and an outline of their service, heavily illustrated with plans, battle maps, and a substantial collection of photographs.

Author : Graham James Beeson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Admiral Graf Spee (Battleship)
ISBN : 0473105292

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A Pictorial History of a German Pocket Battleship Panzerschiff Admiral Graf Spee 1934-1939, Battle of the River Plate, Wednesday 13 December 1939 by Graham James Beeson Pdf

Author : Siegfried Breyer
Publisher : Schiffer Pub Limited
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Battleships
ISBN : 088740183X

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Pocket Battleship "Admiral Graf Spee" by Siegfried Breyer Pdf

This is a 48 page volume that includes line drawings, photographs, and charts.

Author : Enrique Dick
Publisher : WIT Press
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2014-12-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781845649326

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In the Wake of the Graf Spee by Enrique Dick Pdf

This is an indispensable book for anyone wanting to know more about the before, during and after the Battle of the River Plate, the naval tactics that were employed, the games of diplomacy, the honour of the captains and crews, and the ground- breaking technology involved. The book takes a balanced view of pre-war and post-war events that shaped those years and of Argentina’s willingness to take the crew of the Graf Spee in and offer them refuge, which proved to be beneficial to both communities. For those with an interest in social history, the book tells the fascinating story of the changes that the arrival of 200 young German sailors in the foothills of the Sierras de Córdoba meant for what in 1940 had been a small village, Villa General Belgrano, where their traditions still endure. The technical details of the Graf Spee are set out in an Appendix at the back of the book where readers with an interest in such things will be able to find a comprehensive description of her own fascinating story and details of her armaments and capabilities in both words and numbers. The illustrations have been carefully selected in an attempt to reflect what that era was really like and the context in which she was built. Contents include: The Kriegsmarine; Life on board; The outbreak of war; Battle stations; Buenos Aires to Capilla Vieja; Illustrious name, Illustrious ship and both the early and final years.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 0714652830

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German Capital Ships and Raiders in World War II: From Scharnhorst to Tirpitz, 1942-1944 by Anonim Pdf

This is a compendium volume of three Battle Summaries or Naval Staff Histories. The documents in this book cover the actions during the period 1939-1941 that resulted in the sinking of the German warships Bismark and Graf Spee.

Author : Eric Grove
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135283223

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German Capital Ships and Raiders in World War II by Eric Grove Pdf

This is a comnpendium volume of three Battle Summaries or Naval Staff Histories produced soon after the war by the Naval Historical Branch of the Admiralty. Originally classified and designed for internal use only, these histories are published here for the first time. The documents in this book cover the actions during the period 1939-1941 that resulted in the sinking or immobilising of the German Warships Birsmark and Graf Spee, and record the struggle to rid the seas of the menace of the armed merchants raiders.

Author : Eric Grove
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Battleships
ISBN : 0714652083

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German Capital Ships and Raiders in World War II: From Graf Spee to Bismarck, 1931-1941 by Eric Grove Pdf

Author : Theodor Krancke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1958
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : IND:30000041626494

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Pocket Battleship by Theodor Krancke Pdf

Author : Gordon Williamson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2012-04-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780966182

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German Pocket Battleships 1939–45 by Gordon Williamson Pdf

After the end of World War I, the German Navy came up with the concept of the Panzerschiffe, or Pocket Battleship, as a method of circumventing treaty limitations on the size and types of ship Germany was permitted to build. New, more modern production methods, where welded construction prevailed over the older riveting process, were combined with the development of modern engines capable of fast speeds and a very powerful armament, far superior to that on any enemy Cruisers. This book covers these three sister ships, the 'Deutschland', the 'Admiral Graf Spee' and the 'Admiral Scheer', which formed the core of the Kriegsmarine's fighting power at the start of World War II.

Author : Geoff Hewitt
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2008-09-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781844689590

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Hitler's Armada by Geoff Hewitt Pdf

“Any historian or general lover of history in Hitler, or the importance of the Germany Navy in WWII, will find this book immensely informative.” —Nautical Research Journal Hitler's Armada examines the aborted German invasion of 1940 in a fresh and original manner by looking past the myths and legends which have subsequently surrounded it, in order to arrive at significant new conclusions. Presenting fascinating detail of Hitler's Operation SEALION, author and historian Geoff Hewitt analyzes the German campaign’s weaknesses, demonstrating that control of the sea, not the air, was the critical factor in the operation’s failure. Hewitt questions the traditional British view that the Battle of Britain was the key factor in the prevention of Nazi invasion. Presenting the often overlooked importance of the Royal Navy during this period, Hewitt brings into sharp focus, possibly for the first time, the strategic dispositions of the Royal Navy anti-invasion forces. By focusing on the conflict between air and sea power in the months leading up to the summer of 1940, Hewitt challenges the supremacy of air power during this stage of the war. Thought-provoking and controversial, Hitler’s Armada presents a compelling investigation of this historic turning point in the Second World War.

Author : Gordon Williamson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2012-04-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780966649

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German Pocket Battleships 1939–45 by Gordon Williamson Pdf

After the end of World War I, the German Navy came up with the concept of the Panzerschiffe, or Pocket Battleship, as a method of circumventing treaty limitations on the size and types of ship Germany was permitted to build. New, more modern production methods, where welded construction prevailed over the older riveting process, were combined with the development of modern engines capable of fast speeds and a very powerful armament, far superior to that on any enemy Cruisers. This book covers these three sister ships, the 'Deutschland', the 'Admiral Graf Spee' and the 'Admiral Scheer', which formed the core of the Kriegsmarine's fighting power at the start of World War II.

Author : Dudley Pope
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1957
Category : River Plate, Battle of the, 1939
ISBN : STANFORD:36105080727006

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Graf Spee by Dudley Pope Pdf

Author : Norman Herz
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2014-01-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781612515083

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Operation Alacrity by Norman Herz Pdf

To win the war against German U-boats, the Allies had to protect their convoys in the vast black hole of the mid-Atlantic known as the Azores Gap. In 1943 they devised a plan to set up air bases on the Azores Islands, owned by neutral Portugal. It was essential for the operation to remain secret because the Allies had to get there before the Germans, who had their own plan to build bases. Author Norman Herz took part in the Allied operation as a corporal with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' 928th Engineer Aviation Regiment. At the time he was given little information about the operation and told never to talk about what he did. After the war, Operation Alacrity remained mostly unknown, kept secret, Herz suggests, so the U.S. government would not be embarrassed--they had claimed they would not invade the Portuguese territory. In researching the book, Herz found not a word of the operation mentioned in any official U.S. history of World War II but a treasure trove of declassified memos and others documents from the files of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Combined U.S. U.K. Chiefs of Staff and in state department files. The story is filled with diplomatic intrigue and double-dealing, including secret meetings between Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill and Churchill's use of a 1373 treaty with Portugal to justly landing in the Azores. The story also involves all of the Allied engineering branches, from U.S. Navy Seabees to RAF Sappers. The success of their operation is undeniable. U-boats stopped patrolling the Azores Gap and not a single Allied troopship was lost again in the area. Today the base is an important link to American and NATO defense worldwide.

Author : David F. Marley
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 1280 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2008-02-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781598841015

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Wars of the Americas [2 volumes] by David F. Marley Pdf

A comprehensive account of every major war and battle fought in the Americas, this revised edition of the award-winning Wars of the Americas offers up-to-date scholarship on the conflicts that have shaped a hemisphere. When it was first published in 1998, Wars of the Americas: A Chronology of Armed Conflict in the Western Hemisphere was the only major reference focused exclusively on warfare in all its forms in North, Central, and South America over the past five centuries. Now this acclaimed resource returns in a dramatically expanded new edition. For its second edition, Wars of the Americas has been doubled in size to two full volumes: the first covers all wars and major battles from the earliest Spanish conquests through the 18th-century colonial rivalries that gripped the hemisphere. The second volume covers covers the American Revolutionary War and all subsequent conflicts up to the present. In addition to exhaustive updating throughout and a deeper focus on the historical context of each conflict, the new edition includes new coverage of the present-day drug cartel wars, international terrorism, and the ever-evolving relationships between the United States and the nations of Latin America.